rebuke
rebuke - pokárání
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

noun - the act of speaking angrily to someone

rebuke
rebuke - kárat, vynadat
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

verb - to speak to someone in an angry and critical way

 
distinction - vyznamenání, pocta
BrE
/dɪs'tɪŋkʃn/
AmE
/dɪs'tɪŋkʃn/

noun - a special award that someone gets, especially a student, for excellent work

 
coincide - nastat ve stejnou dobu, krýt se (časově)
BrE
/ˌkəʊɪn'saɪd/
AmE
/ˌkəʊɪn'saɪd/

verb - happen at the same time

 
boon - přínos, výhoda
BrE
/'bu:n/
AmE
/'bu:n/

noun - something that is helpful or beneficial

 
stringent - přísný
BrE
/'strɪndʒənt/
AmE
/'strɪndʒənt/

adjective - very strict or severe (laws, rules..)

 
spiny - ostnatý, bodlinatý
BrE
/'spaɪni/
AmE
/'spaɪni/

adjective - covered with many sharp, pointed parts (animals, plants.. )

 
dilute - oslabit
BrE
/daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
/daɪ'lu:t/

verb - to make something weaker and less effective

 
porous - pórovitý, porézní
BrE
/'pɔ:rəs/
AmE
/'pɔ:rəs/

adjective - full of tiny holes, easily penetrated

 
hinder - překážet, bránit
BrE
/'hɪndə/
AmE
/'hɪndər/

verb - to make something such as an action or a task slow or difficult

landfill
landfill - skládka (zavážková)
BrE
/'lændfɪl/
AmE
/'lændfɪl/

noun - a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth

 
cuddly - roztomilý, mazlivý, přítulný
BrE
/'kʌdli/
AmE
/'kʌdli/

adjective - making you want to cuddle it

 
sherbet - šuměnka
BrE
/'ʃɜ:bət/
AmE
/'ʃɜ:rbət/

noun, British English - a powder with a fruit flavour eaten as a sweet, when you put it in your mouth it fizzes

 
twitch - cuknout
BrE
/'twɪtʃ/
AmE
/'twɪtʃ/

verb - to make a sudden, quick movement with a part of your body, that you sometimes cannot control

 
tyke - nezbeda (dítě)
BrE
/'taɪk/
AmE
/'taɪk/

noun, informal - a small child that behaves badly, but in a funny way